Liver discovery could lead to better heart treatments

The liver is one of the most important organs in the body. It’s a detox factory breaking down potentially harmful chemicals into harmless ones, including drugs and alcohol. But that’s not all. We now know it also flushes out cholesterol … Read More

More compassion is needed in the fight against self-harm

Self-harm attracts little attention worldwide even though there are more than 14 million episodes every year. It is defined as people hurting or injuring themselves intentionally by self-poisoning or injury. This can take many forms, including overdoses of medication, ingestion … Read More

Middle-aged Americans in worse health than us

Would you be interested to know that Americans have significantly worse health in midlife than we do, especially heart health? So says an Oxford University study comparing smoking habits, weight, cholesterol levels and blood pressure among American and British adults … Read More

Keep your biomarkers healthy for a longer life

Do you want to live to a ripe old age? Then let’s hope you’ve been keeping your age biomarkers in check. If you haven’t and you’re over 60 it may be too late. Swedish researchers from the prestigious Karolinska Institute … Read More